terkena

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay terkena Equivalent to ter- +‎ kena (“to be acquainted”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tərkəˈna/ [t̪ər.kəˈna]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ter‧ke‧na

Adjective

terkena (comparative lebih terkena, superlative paling terkena)

1. affected

   Synonym: tersentuh

Further reading

• “terkena”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016